1 Ciafangin David khai Ramah khua Naioth in tlan ai Jonathan hnenah hleng ai, “Zai bawnhnak nai ing? I sualhnak zai i? Na paa in i rek nuam heh na paa lakah i sualhnak zai i?” ti in zawt i. 2 Ciafangin Jonathan in David hnenah, “Na thi tuh zel lo i. I paa in thu lian le thu cik khiah i rel lo in bawn tuh lo i. Cen zaimanin i pa in he thu khiah i hmunin thup tuh i? Ciatih i zel lo i.” ti in ti i. 3 Ciafangin David in, “Nangmah in i daih khiah na paa in ling rori i. Ciamanin amah in, “Jonathan in he thu khiah ling ma seh. Lung sia mawh ngai.’ ti tuh i. Ikhalselai Bawipa nung song hmuah in le na nung song hmuah in, a ngaingai in i nunhnak le thihhnak lakah kal khat lek kaang dun i.” ti in rel i. 4 Ciafangin Jonathan in David hnenah, “Na daihhnak bangin, a vekin na bawt tuh ing.” ti in ti i. 5 Ciafangin David in Jonathan hnenah, “Thangha khiah hla thar i. Ciamanin kumpibawipa thawn rongei khat lo in um thill tuh lo ing. Ikhalselai feh ngangkhaw, ni thum zanlam tian relh ngang. 6 Na paa in i um lo khiah hmu fangin, ‘David in a khua Bethlehem ah tlung tuhin a khuan i ngen i. Ziangmanti fangin ciata ah kum siar in a innkua in raithawi hnak um i.’ ti in rel tu. 7 Ciafangin amah in, ‘Pha i.’ ti lekhaw, na hnenum khiah thinnuam in um tuh ing. Ikhalselai amah khiah thinraw rauh lekhaw, amah in a pha lo ruat i ti khiah a lin cia i. 8 Ciamanin na hnenum khiah ngaihhar tu. Ziangmanti fangin na hnenum khiah nangmah thawn Bawipa thukham bawn zo i si. Inapuikhaw, sualhnak nai lengkhaw, nangmah rori in i rek tu. Ziangmanin na paa hnenah i kawih tuh i si?” ti in ti i. 9 Ciafangin Jonathan in, “Na vumah ciatih in i hrimhrim ma seh. I paa in na ur ruai tuh khiah ling ing lai na rel lo in um tur ing?” ti in sawn i. 10 Ciafangin David in Jonathan hnenah, “Na paa in thinraw ngai in na sawn selai aisu in i rel tuh i?” ti in ti i.
11 Ciale Jonathan in David hnenah, “Kawi tulai lo songah feh nga sing.” ti in sawm i. Ciamanin anite khai a panih in lo songah feh kawm i. 12 Ciafangin Jonathan in David hnenah, “Aw Israel Bawipa Pathian khiah tetti i. Thangha ah i tu seh, cen ni thum nia ah i tu seh, i paa khiah zong in David ca in phathnak um in, thu na than lo in le na hmuh lo in um lengkhaw, 13 Bawipa in a rauh ngai in Jonathan khiah cawh tu seh. Ikhalselai i paa in na lakah a pha lo bawn nuam lekhaw, na hmuh ngangkhaw, na tlan ruai tuh ai, thinnuam niu in feh tuh i si. Bawipa khiah i paa thawn um bangin na hnenah lo um tu seh. 14 I thi lohnak tuhin i nun song hmuah Bawipa ai ngaihharhnak bang khiah i hmuh tulai, 15 Bawipa in laipua vum ai David raalte hmuah rek sah sio fang rinin i innkuate khiah ngaihhar tuh ngio i si.”ti in rel i. 16 Ciamanin Jonathan in David innkuate thawn thukham dun ai, “Bawipa in David in a raalte khiah neh tu sio seh.” ti in ti i. 17 Ciafangin Jonathan in David khiah it manin, David khiah thukham ruai leh thio i. Ziangmanti fangin Jonathan in David khiah amah pum bangin it i. 18 Ciafangin Jonathan in David hnen ah, “Thangha khiah hla thar i. Na tauhkheng khiah lawng tuh manin a um lo i ti khiah lin tuh i. 19 Ni thum fangin, he harsahnak na vumah hleng fangin na relh hmunah awng ah a rang ngai in kawi tulai, Ezel lungto hiang ah um tu. 20 Ciafangin conkiang pathum khiah hmui sung bangin lungto hiang lamah kap tuh ing. 21 Ciafangin tlangval niu pakhat khiah feh ruai tuh ai, ‘Khia conkiangte sii ta tu.’ ti in ruai tuh ing. Cia tlangval niu hnenah, ‘Cia conkiang khiah na hnenin he lam sawn ah i. Khul tu.’ ti in rel lengkhaw, nang khai kawi tu. Ziangmanti fang in, Bawipa nung song hmuah in na him i. Lau tuh um lo i. 22 Ikhalselai cia tlangval pa hnenah, ‘Conkiangte khiah na kaanah i.’ ti in rel lengkhaw, nang khai lo feh tu. Bawipa in na feh ruai i. 23 Cen kin rel kawmhnak thu lakah, Bawipa khiah nangmah le kaimah laklawh ah kumzangza in um i.” ti in rel i.
24 Ciamanin David khai lo songah relh i. Hla thar dak fangin, kumpibawipa khai puai rong ei tuhin to i. 25 Vai dang bangin kumpibawipa khai bangkhang hiang ai a tauhkheng vum ah to i. Jonathan khai tho ai, Abner khai Saul hiang ah to i. David tauhhmun tu a lawng in um i. 26 Ikhalselai cia nia ah Saul in zai khai pong lo i. Ziangmanti fangin Saul in, “David lakah thil pakhat hleng i tuh i. Ciamanin amah khiah a ciang lo i tuh i.” ti in ruat i. 27 A thangha a hla ninih nia fangin David tauhhmun khiah lawng leh thio i. Ciafangin Saul in a fapa Jonathan hnenah, “Ziangmanin Jesse fapa khiah mania le tunnia khai rong ei tuhin kawi lo i?” ti in zawt i. 28 Ciamanin Jonathan in Saul khiah, “David in Bethlehem ah kawi tuhin a khuan i ngen bel i. 29 Amah in, ‘Ninghio in i feh siang tu. Ziangmanti fangin, kin innkua in cia khua ah raithawi bawn ai i u in ciata ah um tuhin i thu i pe i. Tunin nangmah khiah i vumah lung na khim lekhaw, i ute hmu tuhin i feh siang tu.’ ti in i ngen i. Ciamanin kumpibawipa cabuai ah kawi lo i.” ti in sawn i. 30 Ciafangin Saul khai Jonathan lakah raw ai, “Nang mi hlotlau, mi suaksual nuu fapa, Nangmah le na nuu zakthi ruai tuhin Jesse fapa thawn tang khat i si ti khiah kaimah in ling lo i aw ing? 31 Ziangmanti fangin Jesse fapa khiah laivum ah a nung song hmuah in, nangmah le na kumpibawi ukhnak khiah kho tuh lo i. Ciamanin amah khiah ko in i hnenah kawih tulai amah khiah thi tuh rori i.” ti in ti i. 32 Ciafangin Jonathan in a paa Saul khiah, “Zaimanin amah khiah rek tuh i? Amah in zai bawn i?”ti in sawn i. 33 Ciafangin Saul in Jonathan khiah rek tuhin a fei pui thawn khawh i. Ciamanin a paa in David khiah rek tuh rori khiah Jonathan in ling i. 34 Ciamanin Jonathan khai cabuai in thinraw ngai in tho ai, cia hla ninih nia ai rong khai ei lo i. Ziangmanti fangin, a paa in David khiah zakthi kul in dah manin David ca in lungsia i.
35 Ciamanin a thangha fangin, David thawn a tiam dun cia camcu khim fangin Jonathan khai lo ah kawi ai naupang niu pakhat khai amah thawn um i. 36 Ciafangin Jonathan in naupang niu hnenah, “Dawp tulai i kaphnak conkiangte khiah sii tu.” ti in ruai i. Naupang niu khai dawp fangin Jonathan in conkiang khiah a kaan lamah kap i. 37 Cia naupang niu khiah Jonathan ai kaphnak conkiang hmun hleng fangin, Jonathan in naupang niu hnenah, “Conkiang khiah na kaan ah i lo im?” ti in ti i. 38 Ciafangin Jonathan in naupang niu hnen ah, “Rang tulai, hnuakfual mah!” ti in ti i. Ciamanin Jonathan tlangval niu in conkiangte khiah khawm ai a bawipa hnenah let leh i. 39 Ikhalselai tlangval niu in ziang khai ling lo i. Jonathan le David lek in cia thu ling i. 40 Ciafangin Jonathan in a kahpukte khiah naupang niu hnenah pe ai, “Khua songah phur tu teu.” ti in ruai i.
41 Naupang niu tlan ben fangin, David khai a hlanglam in tho ai laipua ah bawk ai velthum a lu ut i. Anite khai thut dun ai kap kawm i. Ikhalselai David khiah tam sawn in kap i. 42 Ciafangin Jonathan in David hnenah, “Bawipa hming in, ‘Bawipa khiah nangmah le kaimah lak ah le na tesin fate le i tesin fate lakah kumzangza in um tu seh.’ ti in thukham dun zo i sing. Ciamanin thinnuam in feh tu.” ti in rel i. Ciamanin David khai tho ai feh i. Jonathan khai khua songah lut i.